The UK’s first ‘angel hub’ to support and encourage early stage investors has been launched in Bristol as one of a series of initiatives aimed at making it the country’s ‘scale-up’ capital. The opening of the hub, based at Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation centre and backed by the UK...
Bristol-based Moor Beer has become the first brewery to continuously supply British cask beer to the Italian market. Cask beer has previously been available in Italy at festivals and one-off deals. But the growing reputation of Moor Beer means multiple monthly shipments have started and are increasing. While the...
Bristol-headquartered national communications consultancy JBP has appointed Steve Anderson-Dixon as its new chief executive to support the company’s future growth ambitions. Mr Anderson-Dixon, pictured, is a former chief operating officer of Trinity Mirror’s regionals division, the largest national and regional media publisher in the UK. He has been a board member at JBP for just...
Bristol Zoological Society has teamed up with architecture firms Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios to help save critically endangered wildlife on Madagascar. Bristol Zoological Society (BZS) operates a field research centre and eco-tourist camp in the heart of Ankarafa Forest on the African island – home to...
Craft brewery The Wild Beer Co, which describes Bristol as its spiritual home, has invested more than £500,000 in a state-of-the-art canning line as it prepares move to a new ‘destination brewery’. The new equipment has coincided with a branding overhaul for its cans to bring them into line with...
Ellen Green, managing director of Bristol-based Blue Badge Co, which makes design-led independent lifestyle products and travel aids, said the Chancellor could have offered more support to small businesses. “While the Chancellor announced some measures designed to please small businesses, such as holding the VAT threshold at £85,000, there...
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s support for the tech sector – a vital part of Bristol’s economy – and his commitment to devolve more funding for infrastructure and skills to the West of England in Wednesday’s Budget have been welcomed by business figures across the city. However, there was criticism that...
Philip Hammond was a “cautious Chancellor doing his best in a tight spot” in the Budget, according to Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – the region’s largest business organisation which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative. He described Mr Hammond as playing a “weak...
Chancellor Philip Hammond has presented the 2017 Budget. Here are the main points: Economy is ready for challenges that lie ahead Growth forecast is now 1.5% this year, 1.4% next year and 1.3% in 2019/20 against 2% this year, 1.6% next year and 1.7% in 2019. Inflation peaking at...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, today called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to “be brave, but invest in the long term” in Wednesday’s Budget. The group, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said businesses’ patience was wearing thin with a government that was failing...
The 25 most disruptive firms in the South West have been named in a unique list – with seven of the top 10 based in Bristol. The first of its kind, the Disrupt South West index recognises ventures with headquarters in the region which hold the greatest potential to...
Bristol’s ethical organisations – large and small – are being invited to enter the annual South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Now in their sixth year, the awards recognise the contribution that businesses, organisations and institutes in the region make in support of Fairtrade by buying certified Fairtrade products for...
Phineas, the Bristol firm which designs and manufactures footwear hangers for the world’s largest brands and retailers, has bought its own head office as it continues to grow. The 1,978 sq ft base at The Paintworks creative hub on Bath Road, pictured, is enabling it to speed up development...
